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in her time and important new book, "regulating to disaster: how green jobs are damaging america's economy." in it, she subjects the assumption and policies which led to such a faded federal investments as solyndra solar panel manufacture as was that a 123 collector car battery manufacture to a waiting analysis which we of the institute have come to expect from this oxford trained economist who served as chief of staff for the council of economic advisers. sorry. during the administration of president george w. bush. in her book, she helps us understand why the failures of such direct investments in private firms are both significant problems in themselves and cautionary tales for those who would have the government rather than private investors allocate capital. the publication that regulates the disaster caps diane mr. shear as an institute senior fellow, i'll year in which has been prolific and influential. cited by reuters reporters, talk show host, across the country. i think in particular of her many, many contributions to our series called issues 2012, ranging from her analysis demo
in her time and important new book, "regulating to disaster: how green jobs are damaging america's economy." in it, she subjects the assumption and policies which led to such a faded federal investments as solyndra solar panel manufacture as was that a 123 collector car battery manufacture to a waiting analysis which we of the institute have come to expect from this oxford trained economist who served as chief of staff for the council of economic advisers. sorry. during the...
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that has replaced the industrial economy. the two most successful sectors and i like it better than wall street, silicon valley better than wall street. but neither one is creating jobs that are working or even middle-class jobs in the sense that i grew up understanding where people without great education more chances could just do okay or well enough to be part of society. and you fall and you draw. one of the chapters of the book, one was a blue-collar worker working at wal-mart, and a dollar per hour produced doctor and there's no way you could support a family on that and that is what some people are now faced with and i think that that would be the most rheumatic change that you have seen in the economy. >> yes, one job rather than three were old enough to sustain us and that we sort of have a place that was made for you, you could step into instead of having to re-create yourself every few years as a creative destruction of capitalism keeps changing. one of the main characters in the book is an individual who founded p
that has replaced the industrial economy. the two most successful sectors and i like it better than wall street, silicon valley better than wall street. but neither one is creating jobs that are working or even middle-class jobs in the sense that i grew up understanding where people without great education more chances could just do okay or well enough to be part of society. and you fall and you draw. one of the chapters of the book, one was a blue-collar worker working at wal-mart, and a...
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let me discuss the economy first, and then i'll turn to the budget. we anticipate that economic growth will remain slow this year because the gradual improvement that we've seen underlying economic factors will be offset by a tightening of federal fiscal policy scheduleed under current law. the good news is the effects of the housing and financial crisis appear to be finally, gradually, fading. we expect that an upswing in housing construction, rising real estate and stock prices and increasing availability of credit will help to spur a virtuous to cycle of faster growth in employment, income, consumer spending and business investment during the next few years. however, several policies that will help to bring down the budget deficit will represent a drag on economic activity this year. the expiration of the two percentage point cut in the social security payroll tax, the increase in tax rates on income above certain thresholds and the cuts in federal spending kennelinged to take effect -- scheduled to take effect next month will mean reduced spending
let me discuss the economy first, and then i'll turn to the budget. we anticipate that economic growth will remain slow this year because the gradual improvement that we've seen underlying economic factors will be offset by a tightening of federal fiscal policy scheduleed under current law. the good news is the effects of the housing and financial crisis appear to be finally, gradually, fading. we expect that an upswing in housing construction, rising real estate and stock prices and increasing...
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but adapting to the demands of an innovation economy presents immediate challenges, too. our population is aging, yet we pursue policies that are driving our young people out of the state. we have the fourth highest in-state tuition for public universities in the country and to many of our talented students pursue a college education all swear. when these new hampshire native sleeve to complete school, they often choose not to return, depriving our economy of talented people with the energy and skills needed to drive innovation. we need to renew our tradition of attracting new citizens to our state and we need to help our young people stay here, raised their own families here and remain part of the future of new hampshire. [applause] cutting state support for public education and house, while lowering the tobacco tax two years ago was shortsighted. [applause] it hurt our young people and if not quickly address, one pair of future economic prosperity. we must begin to reverse course. in exchange, the university system working with us needs to increase the number of new ham
but adapting to the demands of an innovation economy presents immediate challenges, too. our population is aging, yet we pursue policies that are driving our young people out of the state. we have the fourth highest in-state tuition for public universities in the country and to many of our talented students pursue a college education all swear. when these new hampshire native sleeve to complete school, they often choose not to return, depriving our economy of talented people with the energy and...
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he can be an important template in the economy. there is also the work on fuels and an area that i think is important, the war fighter. how do we address the energy needs, which is an enormous problem for that individual out there in the field. >> thank you, jerry. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for joining me in my office. in march of last year, the secretary issued a memorandum to our marketing administration. in a memorandum, the secretary proposed rate structures that would incentivize energy efficiency programs, the integration of intermittent resources and preparation for electric vehicles. deployment for this. there has been significant concern expressed with regard to this memorandum, suggesting the policies contained therein the cost of electricity. for small and municipal and corporate power systems that purchase power from these. how would you respond to those concerns? you agree with them? you think they are legitimate? you share them? >> well, let me say it that we recognize the core respo
he can be an important template in the economy. there is also the work on fuels and an area that i think is important, the war fighter. how do we address the energy needs, which is an enormous problem for that individual out there in the field. >> thank you, jerry. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for joining me in my office. in march of last year, the secretary issued a memorandum to our marketing administration. in a memorandum, the secretary...
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together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce, schools and colleges to train our workers. together, we discovered that free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play. together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life's worst hazards and misfortune. [applause] through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we scummed to the fiction that all society's ills can be cured through government alone. .. no single person can train on the math and science teachers will need to put our children for the future. or build the road to networks in research labs to bring new jobs and to our shores. now more than ever we must do these things together as one nation among people. [cheers and applause] this generation of americans has been tested by crises that steals our resolve for our resilience. a decade of war is not ending. -- now ending. [cheers and applause] an economic recovery has begun. america's possibilities
together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce, schools and colleges to train our workers. together, we discovered that free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play. together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life's worst hazards and misfortune. [applause] through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have...
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the first one is how is the economy. we are the sixth fastest-growing state in the nation and we should be proud of that. [applause] just to talk about some of our major industries, everybody talks about the history of autos. i talk about it as our victory industries. agriculture, automotive centrism. i'm into the auto show just this week. it's a wonderful thing to see. the automotive industry is back in our country, 14 million units sold. right here in michigan, as lester we produced over 2.25 million units of those 14 million units that were assembled right here in michigan and we should be proud of that. [applause] also the winners of the cars of the year. if you want the best come you buy it from a michigan company. [applause] on agriculture, we continue to do well. we had a freeze early in the year, it devastated some of our fruit crops. and that was terrible. we had drought issues. but overall we had a strong year, we had record production and sugarbeet production and wheat. back in 2011, i worked with the farm bur
the first one is how is the economy. we are the sixth fastest-growing state in the nation and we should be proud of that. [applause] just to talk about some of our major industries, everybody talks about the history of autos. i talk about it as our victory industries. agriculture, automotive centrism. i'm into the auto show just this week. it's a wonderful thing to see. the automotive industry is back in our country, 14 million units sold. right here in michigan, as lester we produced over 2.25...
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when he took cover the economy. to do that, we need to have the workers who are the major producers of wealth. the plan for producing includes working with the business community, small, medium large, international business. how many investors from brazil, argentina? how many investors do we have to invest gain in the orinoco oil and initiative. we need to continue strengthening our economic -- powerful economic base within our country. among these priorities we have established, i call upon the revolution of the people to build the socialist way of life. the socialist way of life, all of this is interconnected. the socialist way of life is the building of community councils. europeanized entities, the workers, the various trade associations, the socialist way of life and putting together a spirit of equality, solidarity, respect for the lives of everyone to share, to cooperate, to work together, to build a nation, to train, to educate a cultured people and have a society that is critical. we've always supported wit
when he took cover the economy. to do that, we need to have the workers who are the major producers of wealth. the plan for producing includes working with the business community, small, medium large, international business. how many investors from brazil, argentina? how many investors do we have to invest gain in the orinoco oil and initiative. we need to continue strengthening our economic -- powerful economic base within our country. among these priorities we have established, i call upon...
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and then we need to strengthen our own economies in a play that supports the global economy. that's certainly the sort of focus of u.s. policy. we want to make, and we took very dramatic steps early on in the crisis on our banking system monetary policy and fiscal policy to hault the decline and promote recovery and of course whatever country does x. every other country and that's something that the g20 provides a good forum for discussion and the most, the sort of guiding light of the g20 is that countries should be mindful -- country should talk about what it is that they can do to reinforce a strong global economy. >> robert from georgetown. i know trade is something you only tangentially talk on at the g20. could you go a little further about what you are seeing ahead for the next couple of years in terms of supporting the multilateral negotiation and in addition to all of the many many fta's but there must be a strong trade agenda coming up. could you talk a little bit about what we will see and particularly support for multilateral? bsa said we think the multilateral ag
and then we need to strengthen our own economies in a play that supports the global economy. that's certainly the sort of focus of u.s. policy. we want to make, and we took very dramatic steps early on in the crisis on our banking system monetary policy and fiscal policy to hault the decline and promote recovery and of course whatever country does x. every other country and that's something that the g20 provides a good forum for discussion and the most, the sort of guiding light of the g20 is...
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they pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into one of the world's poorest economy. that infusion of aid exacerbated the conflict, created winners and losers, and among a host of other consequences, funded insurgents with militants profiting fromming construction projects and the notion of enhancing reform in afghanistan increases u.s. security, fails to address the simpler question. even if the taliban reconquered afghanistan and invited al-qaeda back, how much of a threat would that pose to the united states? can the threat be addressed without a costly, multidecade troop heavy campaign? to help us answer the questions and the ultimate question of what went wrong, i'm pleased to have on the stage with me a distinguished panel of experts providing a broad cross section of opinion. first, we have the senior correspondent african-american associate editor the washington post, author of "little america," and from 2009 to 2011, traveled extensively through the southern prop vibeses of helmand and kandahar to see the decision of obama's to increase troop levels. he's a b
they pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into one of the world's poorest economy. that infusion of aid exacerbated the conflict, created winners and losers, and among a host of other consequences, funded insurgents with militants profiting fromming construction projects and the notion of enhancing reform in afghanistan increases u.s. security, fails to address the simpler question. even if the taliban reconquered afghanistan and invited al-qaeda back, how much of a threat would that pose to...
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economy. if we can't in new york and new jersey to workers, and businesses back to the pre-storm pace in terms of economic recovery, i think we're going to see our economic recovery slow down as, instead of before in the last couple of months. >> you also mentioned some incredible data there about, that you've determined at hud 500 neighborhoods or 20% of that neighborhood is, in fact, damaged or lost. and 175 of those neighborhoods in new jersey alone. what's the impact, you know, of that type of damage to a neighborhood? icon in my own visit to new jersey have seen neighborhoods that are multi-generational in terms of their calling a part of the community, you know, their neighborhood, their home. as a matter fact i had a conference call that day or two ago with a whole host of our mayors, and mayor kelleher of toms river told me he lost 20% of his entire ratable base. 20% of his ratable base. when he was 20% of your ratable base, i was in there for six yes, that's a nightmare. there's no wa
economy. if we can't in new york and new jersey to workers, and businesses back to the pre-storm pace in terms of economic recovery, i think we're going to see our economic recovery slow down as, instead of before in the last couple of months. >> you also mentioned some incredible data there about, that you've determined at hud 500 neighborhoods or 20% of that neighborhood is, in fact, damaged or lost. and 175 of those neighborhoods in new jersey alone. what's the impact, you know, of...
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our economy, and the global economy. and i think he needed to be straight up and not say that the essentially what i'll do is look for ways around it. the republican caucus has, as i said ate the beginning, so dramatically changed from when i joined -- which has jurisdiction . the republican party has to decide how much it's willing to game, the economy of the united states. [inaudible] i'm not surprised. [inaudible] negotiations that resolved in a fairly -- [inaudible] have an effect on the regulatory regime, both in this country and europe. going in to that, what your reservation -- [inaudible] the deal that would emerge from the negotiations. what would you be most concerned about? >> i said in a meeting of the group that is looking at this, in my position, stated there was that we should undertake serious discussions between the u.s. and e.u. at the same time, i think we need to be realistic. i was -- [inaudible] what was that? over ten years ago, and i think there were unnecessarily optimistic views about how quickl
our economy, and the global economy. and i think he needed to be straight up and not say that the essentially what i'll do is look for ways around it. the republican caucus has, as i said ate the beginning, so dramatically changed from when i joined -- which has jurisdiction . the republican party has to decide how much it's willing to game, the economy of the united states. [inaudible] i'm not surprised. [inaudible] negotiations that resolved in a fairly -- [inaudible] have an effect on the...
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it's good for the economy. once again, we realize the breadth of support for this legislation goes far beyond thrix or demographics or elections. it goes to our responsibility to the economy and to our country. we have an obligation to pass this legislation if we want to fix our immigration system and rebuild our economy. to those opponents of immigration reform who tell us that those people will come here and use services, demand more and bankrupt the system, i would point them to this graphic. the sizable deficit reduction from immigration reform in the first ten years is actually dwarfed by the amount of immigrants -- that immigrants, i should say, will continue to contribute in reducing the national deficit in the second ten years. this clearly shows immigration reform is good for america now and in the long term. people have long realized and the c.b.o. numbers show us that this legislation is without a doubt the right thing to do. it benefits all of us as a nation. these are people who have come here to w
it's good for the economy. once again, we realize the breadth of support for this legislation goes far beyond thrix or demographics or elections. it goes to our responsibility to the economy and to our country. we have an obligation to pass this legislation if we want to fix our immigration system and rebuild our economy. to those opponents of immigration reform who tell us that those people will come here and use services, demand more and bankrupt the system, i would point them to this...
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it has to be transmitted into the economy. and when i don't have to and sent people to step on the accelerator, to create more jobs, that's a matter of having to write laws, right regulation, right tax incentives and so on. but it has to be transmitted through the banking system. and these banks that were in such deep trouble and controlled so much of the industry's assets have been focused on other things. so they are interfering with the effectiveness as i mentioned in my speech. if you can get people to understand that this is holding back and hurting job creation in our district, then i think you might have a little bit more political support. i believe the support is gaining ground. it's not just a question of fairness, it's a question of efficacy. and i believe it is gaining ground. [inaudible] >> lookup of volcker rule. how do sort of seeing -- ibex but that's up to people on the hill and the people who want to support this effort. i take a single -- simply which i have come it takes a sixth grader to write it. it may m
it has to be transmitted into the economy. and when i don't have to and sent people to step on the accelerator, to create more jobs, that's a matter of having to write laws, right regulation, right tax incentives and so on. but it has to be transmitted through the banking system. and these banks that were in such deep trouble and controlled so much of the industry's assets have been focused on other things. so they are interfering with the effectiveness as i mentioned in my speech. if you can...
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the only realistic way to see this is a north american energy economy. historically, that is what has allowed a partnership to be most successful. almost 30% of u.s. oil imports come from canada. there is no prospect of north american energy independence. your dollars go to support a free society. but it's one they don't come back to you. this is far more than the average opec country. many companies have equipment parts and services. keystone would add an estimated $6.9 billion a year over the next 25 years and create or preserve more than 75,000 american jobs. we tilted to favor of venezuela, which would be the biggest beneficiary in the absence of keystone. but it is not canadian oil, that it will be venezuelan oil. it has the same carbon footprint. venezuela has little of the environmental policies to sustainable energy development. many would like to have other options besides keystone. we know that we can get our product and we can sell to customers around the world. we want to achieve a higher level of deliverable products. as our perspective from
the only realistic way to see this is a north american energy economy. historically, that is what has allowed a partnership to be most successful. almost 30% of u.s. oil imports come from canada. there is no prospect of north american energy independence. your dollars go to support a free society. but it's one they don't come back to you. this is far more than the average opec country. many companies have equipment parts and services. keystone would add an estimated $6.9 billion a year over the...
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history everyone thought the gap was closing because of the iranian hostage crisis based on the economy he was well ahead so in the last election in cycle people were saying mitt romney he just has to campaign on a bad economy just point to barack obama to say he is bad economics. no. everybody it still has a job so for the most part they don't hurt democrats but help them what plagues them is lack of the enemy that before the soviet union it was the glue is what stuck together what the fiscal conservatism opposition to the soviet union once they felt there was no existential threat than the three lakes and started to bicker a little bit but the soviet union was never the overarching threat it was always from the tyrannical bright in takeover the country but now you see that the was promulgated throughout the reagan years as well that is why they adapted so easily because now it doesn't have the enemy we will protect you but the enemy is conservatives they will not protect you from those dastardly conservatives to remove your ability to go all the you have the greatest black turnout or
history everyone thought the gap was closing because of the iranian hostage crisis based on the economy he was well ahead so in the last election in cycle people were saying mitt romney he just has to campaign on a bad economy just point to barack obama to say he is bad economics. no. everybody it still has a job so for the most part they don't hurt democrats but help them what plagues them is lack of the enemy that before the soviet union it was the glue is what stuck together what the fiscal...
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how do i manage my economy and the situation? that is the situation oliver not just africa, the south asia, latin america. edison pena -- and saw the devastating impact of the flooding from a cyclone, where it had filled miles and miles -- hundreds of miles of this paint us what are the crops would not grow on an solid adaptation to climate means. besides revenue base of growing that grow in dry conditions and this is expensive and difficult and poor people are undermined through security. if you undermined people by the heads of the security, it has a huge gender dimension. it's women primarily. still have to get the fire road to go further for the water and that is a pattern that is so in hatful now. we haven't heard as much about it because a lot of poor people didn't know this was caused by the carbon emission that are causing the sharks in this country and elsewhere. they didn't know about it, so they were talking about it, but they would talk about it when you went there because it's making their situation -- where spirit t
how do i manage my economy and the situation? that is the situation oliver not just africa, the south asia, latin america. edison pena -- and saw the devastating impact of the flooding from a cyclone, where it had filled miles and miles -- hundreds of miles of this paint us what are the crops would not grow on an solid adaptation to climate means. besides revenue base of growing that grow in dry conditions and this is expensive and difficult and poor people are undermined through security. if...
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i worry about the sustainability of the economy. europe continues to be a problem and is being dealt with on balance in a pretty good way but it is a long-term problem. the export oriented economies giving europe's problem and our slow growth are bogged down still continuing to perform okay but not as in the past. we have our own unique problems at this point* with the government increasingly dare i use the word dysfunctional but please don't quote me. the issues that people are wrestling with that need to get resolved hopefully sooner the invader. i am not an expert but not confident that the big bang solution will be found. we have exposure in various countries so we watch them carefully. another issue is cyber security. secretary panetta and one of his last speeches describe that as a single biggest threat to the united states. the secretary of defense says that you have to listen. we have been targeted. all big banks have been targeted. it is not just about guys trying to get your credit card number. it is an instrument of the s
i worry about the sustainability of the economy. europe continues to be a problem and is being dealt with on balance in a pretty good way but it is a long-term problem. the export oriented economies giving europe's problem and our slow growth are bogged down still continuing to perform okay but not as in the past. we have our own unique problems at this point* with the government increasingly dare i use the word dysfunctional but please don't quote me. the issues that people are wrestling with...
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but with some failing economies are weak economies, the heavily dependent on exports, the car industry and david knows that can go up and down. so two things. i don't think they have the political will to engage much outside the borders and i don't think they have the financial resources to do is not just making they should do and maybe even some of their policy people think they should do relative to their national security, their military strength. we're just not in a position to do that now and there's been a heavy reliance on u.s. prison. as that diminishes they have tough decisions to make in our other nations. yes, ma'am, ratepayer. -- ratepayer. >> good morning, barbara massey. i've got a question about the 21st century wrote large. you've described it sounds like you consider to be an inevitable retrenchment if not a potential return to the united states, whether for political reasons or budgetary constraint purposes. that is a very different position than america as the guarantor of security and liberty globally. they may not have the resources to take up the baton. could you
but with some failing economies are weak economies, the heavily dependent on exports, the car industry and david knows that can go up and down. so two things. i don't think they have the political will to engage much outside the borders and i don't think they have the financial resources to do is not just making they should do and maybe even some of their policy people think they should do relative to their national security, their military strength. we're just not in a position to do that now...
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the whole idea that it's not necessarily about the economy. he got in trouble. he said i don't care about the unemployment rate. it's like a kid with a fief. you don't care about the fever, but you care about what is causing it. so this ties back to the cultural underpinnings of what do we really want to be as americans and the whole vision of, we're different than other countries. we want to have a country where we function on values values vae rather than regulations. so rick santorum painted that picture, and as the campaign progressed -- i heard mitt paraphrase rick0s vision as to america is special because we have god-given rights and gods are rights cannot be given away, rights given by the government can be taken away instantly. i remember in a conversation in the reagan administration when they needed to cut expenses, and i think the conversation was, let's him nate paying for abortions. so the government gives the right, they can take it away, and i think rick articulated that, and so i think that the length of the primary, while frustratingly long issu
the whole idea that it's not necessarily about the economy. he got in trouble. he said i don't care about the unemployment rate. it's like a kid with a fief. you don't care about the fever, but you care about what is causing it. so this ties back to the cultural underpinnings of what do we really want to be as americans and the whole vision of, we're different than other countries. we want to have a country where we function on values values vae rather than regulations. so rick santorum painted...
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it has become a big jobs engine and will be good for our economy if it grows bigger. we all understand jobs in america come from the private sector ended through the department we can look to come up with innovative fresh policy for job growth and protect the inner treasures, that will certainly be cared for her country. the former former ceo, ms. jewell's experience makes for especially well-positioned to address this issue of maxim magazine jobs created in revenues generated for taxpayers from recreation on public lands in the businesses supported. finally, my home state of oregon has no shortage of challenging resource issues. whether it is managing the checkerboard pattern of our land to get timber cut up, while protect in our environmental values, addressing the climate ace and develop renewable energy of the oregon coast is planning to keep the secretary busy for the next four years. i realized that secretary cannot spend all your time focus solely on oregon issues anymore than i can as chairman of the committee and there's national issues that must be addressed
it has become a big jobs engine and will be good for our economy if it grows bigger. we all understand jobs in america come from the private sector ended through the department we can look to come up with innovative fresh policy for job growth and protect the inner treasures, that will certainly be cared for her country. the former former ceo, ms. jewell's experience makes for especially well-positioned to address this issue of maxim magazine jobs created in revenues generated for taxpayers...
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while we also maintained key investments that strengthened our metro economies. we have suffered dramatic cuts from washington. we have seen the community development block grant drastically reduced. we have sacrificed for the greater good, and we made it known now that washington must do its job without simply passing the buck down to america's cities and local taxpayers. [applause] we face a very serious threat to one of our historic tools that we use for investing in infrastructure, tax-exempt financing. we had not acted, we would've seen the erosion of this most asic federal local partnership. up to new year's day, mayors were actively fighting for a budget deal that would move america forward, not backwards. in the end we were successful on many of our priorities. budget agreement did not include any limitations on tax-exempt financing. sequestration has been delayed for two months. middle-class tax cuts and tax investments for working families were maintained, but clearly this fight is far from over. i'll take that. [laughter] i'll give you another one, soo
while we also maintained key investments that strengthened our metro economies. we have suffered dramatic cuts from washington. we have seen the community development block grant drastically reduced. we have sacrificed for the greater good, and we made it known now that washington must do its job without simply passing the buck down to america's cities and local taxpayers. [applause] we face a very serious threat to one of our historic tools that we use for investing in infrastructure,...
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. >> actually, it would be beneficial for the economy to do some type of legalization. now, obviously, we have a different social welfare system because we have this new health care law that's going to be kicking in. so what is your organization's positions on the costs that this would mean for taxpayers? if you went forward with a comprehensive plan that resulted, essentially, in instant legalization? >> if we move forward with the kind of comprehensive reform package that's been proposed, the two different proposals this week, it would be enormously costly because, um, the people who would be legalized are people who have not had full access to our social welfare system face pretty modest chances of being able to improve their earnings because of their education levels. um, and so they're not likely to be able to contribute enough in taxes to cover what they would be using in the way of social services. um, and we don't have -- we're thinking, you know, tens of billions of dollars a year additional, um, if we were to legalize the entire population, um, as has been pro
. >> actually, it would be beneficial for the economy to do some type of legalization. now, obviously, we have a different social welfare system because we have this new health care law that's going to be kicking in. so what is your organization's positions on the costs that this would mean for taxpayers? if you went forward with a comprehensive plan that resulted, essentially, in instant legalization? >> if we move forward with the kind of comprehensive reform package that's been...
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and if you look at our economy, our economy which is beginning to gain strength, the economy is beginning to get its legs under it, it, too, needs the labor market certainly that would come from immigration reform. so let's seize this opportunity, mr. president, to pass commonsense legislation that our constituents expect. mr. president, i'm looking right over the dais and on -- above the dais i see e pluribus unum. out of many, one. that's a simple motto, it's engraved in this great senate chamber, and it's one of the daily reminders that we are a nation of immigrants. throughout our history, millions of immigrants, including my ancestors and yours braved hardship and great risks to come here. and why was that, mr. president? they sought freedom, they sought opportunity, they wanted a better life for their families. and today's immigrants in that same spirit continue to brave great risks and hardship to attain the american dream. we've heard from fellow americans who are opposed to fixing our broken system, those who, unfortunately, see immigrants as a burden on our country or who want t
and if you look at our economy, our economy which is beginning to gain strength, the economy is beginning to get its legs under it, it, too, needs the labor market certainly that would come from immigration reform. so let's seize this opportunity, mr. president, to pass commonsense legislation that our constituents expect. mr. president, i'm looking right over the dais and on -- above the dais i see e pluribus unum. out of many, one. that's a simple motto, it's engraved in this great senate...
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mitt romney portrayed barack obama as a non competent president, not good at his job, not good on the economy or foreign policy, didn't know what he was doing. but he was a good family man, a good guy, somebody you want to go out to a beer with, mitt romney would say president obama is a good man. just not good at being president. if you look how the left campaign against mitt romney including people in the obama campaign met romney was a guy who put -- undersold women because he hated women, but you all back in jeans, the sort of guy who specifically fired employees that five years later their wives would die of cancer because he didn't have health insurance, mitt romney stashed his money in offshore bank accounts, a ghostly version of america the beautiful because he didn't like america. the polls showed this. the exit polling most americans agree with mitt romney on a lot of issues, there's one issue they disagree, when it can to the exit polling that said which candidate do you think cares more about people like you, romney got blown away a 80-20, including probably a certainly plurality
mitt romney portrayed barack obama as a non competent president, not good at his job, not good on the economy or foreign policy, didn't know what he was doing. but he was a good family man, a good guy, somebody you want to go out to a beer with, mitt romney would say president obama is a good man. just not good at being president. if you look how the left campaign against mitt romney including people in the obama campaign met romney was a guy who put -- undersold women because he hated women,...
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we live in a global economy, and giving our students the skills to compete be that dynamic world economy is vital to our state's future success. last year the iowa legislature took a first step toward answering my and lieutenant governor reynolds' call to provide transformational education reform by passing legislation that includes competency-based education, teacher preparation programs that have exit exams and a major new early childhood literacy initiative. however, these actions are a good beginning but not nearly enough. earlier this year i laid out three pieces on that we can build upon last year's reforms and truly provide students with a world class education. these proposals are relevant to our discussion today as they focus on having a great teacher in every classroom. a great principal leading every building. and high academic standards and strong matching student assessments. a centerpiece of our reform is to update the teaching system by evaluating the teach -- by elevating the teaching profession, and that includes providing new teacher leadership and compensation structur
we live in a global economy, and giving our students the skills to compete be that dynamic world economy is vital to our state's future success. last year the iowa legislature took a first step toward answering my and lieutenant governor reynolds' call to provide transformational education reform by passing legislation that includes competency-based education, teacher preparation programs that have exit exams and a major new early childhood literacy initiative. however, these actions are a good...
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so let's turn to the economy. um, you know, even with all of those fundamentals -- getting liberals out, getting young people out -- this is a bad economy. on the exit poll, 77% of the voters said the economy was in not so good or poor shape, and only 25% said that they felt they were doing better than they were four years ago. those are disastrous numbers for an incumbent, you know? no incumbent should be able to win with those kind of numbers, people would say, and a lot of folks say a year out from the election felt that he was going to have to make much more substantial progress not only on fundamental economic numbers like the unemployment rate, but those kind of public opinion numbers in order to win this election. um, you know, as you saw late in the day, there was some improvement in the unemployment numbers, but the fundamental public mood hadn't changed all the way into election day. people still see this as a pretty negative economy. but they didn't completely hold obama accountable for that. um, and th
so let's turn to the economy. um, you know, even with all of those fundamentals -- getting liberals out, getting young people out -- this is a bad economy. on the exit poll, 77% of the voters said the economy was in not so good or poor shape, and only 25% said that they felt they were doing better than they were four years ago. those are disastrous numbers for an incumbent, you know? no incumbent should be able to win with those kind of numbers, people would say, and a lot of folks say a year...
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today we operate a technology driven market economy and we need a modern tax system. our tax reform proposal is revenue neutral and budget control. i know there are organizations that want to tax my services at the overall goal of growing government. these organizations want to spend our tax dollars for more government programs. that is not what mr. brascan phone and that is not what our plan is about. our goal is a better business tax climate that will create more high-paying jobs and more rewarding careers for sons and daughters. we need a tax climate that rewards middle-class families for their hard work. in the next two days, i will have legislation introduced that provides alternative options for eliminating many business sales tax exemptions that could lead to elimination of the individual tax in the corporate income tax or at least slowing nebraska's individual and corporate tax rates. this will provide a starting point for discussion. i want to emphasize one point. our proposal will not tax food. this text and it will be challenging, but it's necessary. nebras
today we operate a technology driven market economy and we need a modern tax system. our tax reform proposal is revenue neutral and budget control. i know there are organizations that want to tax my services at the overall goal of growing government. these organizations want to spend our tax dollars for more government programs. that is not what mr. brascan phone and that is not what our plan is about. our goal is a better business tax climate that will create more high-paying jobs and more...
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that economies don't help republicans. that economies of liberals. this is why fdr won four elections will have in the worst economy in american history. that's why it was close. it only ended up being a blowout because of afghanistan. carter was well ahead. carter was leading by a wide margin. in the last election cycle, and people were saying that romney, all he has to do is campaign on the bad economy. look at barack obama and say they are coming back is terrible on economics. more people out of work means more people who need unemployment benefits. everyone working thinks it is not bad because they still have a job. that economies don't hurt democrats. they hope democrats. one thing plaguing his lack of an enemy. before the fall of the soviet union, the soviet union as the cochairing clue in the republican party. it stuck together social conservatism, fiscal conservatives and foreign policy hawkishness. once the soviet union fell and there's no existential threat, all of a sudden three started to bicker with each other. for the left, soviet union
that economies don't help republicans. that economies of liberals. this is why fdr won four elections will have in the worst economy in american history. that's why it was close. it only ended up being a blowout because of afghanistan. carter was well ahead. carter was leading by a wide margin. in the last election cycle, and people were saying that romney, all he has to do is campaign on the bad economy. look at barack obama and say they are coming back is terrible on economics. more people...
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our economy is screwed jobs and make distant bases. although i had a press conference, we could do better if we had more cooperation on the street. but for 9/11 veteranscome employment lags behind the national average and that's especially true in most if not make any sense. if you can save a life on the battlefield and you sure as i can say one in an ambulance and a state-of-the-art hospital. if you can oversee a convoy of equipment and track assets, you could run a company supply chain or balance its books. if you can lead a platoon in a war zone, i think you can lead a team in a conference center. there's lots of extremely talented young people who are more than qualified. we've got the end of the iraq war, war in afghanistan drawing to a close. i than 1 million service members are trained to sinead to life in the coming years, so we've got to do everything we can do that very opportunity to succeed. thus by year and a half ago i sign a tax credit unemployed veterans appointed warriors in the number of veterans hypertext credits as
our economy is screwed jobs and make distant bases. although i had a press conference, we could do better if we had more cooperation on the street. but for 9/11 veteranscome employment lags behind the national average and that's especially true in most if not make any sense. if you can save a life on the battlefield and you sure as i can say one in an ambulance and a state-of-the-art hospital. if you can oversee a convoy of equipment and track assets, you could run a company supply chain or...
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i appreciate the importance of strategic materials and certainly the importance of coal to our economy and manufacturing processes and we all enjoy products made from these materials. i also appreciate that the mining companies that have worked with over the course of my career are responsible. they are not looking to threaten the habitat for the environment, but to do things by rules and they have recognized the rules are important. so i certainly don't have anything against mining. i know it is important in the state of nevada and i look forward to the responsible development of the resources. >> thank you for the answer. everybody keeps raising the bar, but 87% of nevada is owned by the federal government. so when the interior sneezes, we feel an earthquake in nevada. that is why these issues are so important. i am assuming that my other colleagues will want to talk about this. just last year in nevada we had 944 individuals and we burned over 613,000 acres. which is about 1000 square miles or roughly the size of rhode island. zone reference we have wildfires every year. we do agree
i appreciate the importance of strategic materials and certainly the importance of coal to our economy and manufacturing processes and we all enjoy products made from these materials. i also appreciate that the mining companies that have worked with over the course of my career are responsible. they are not looking to threaten the habitat for the environment, but to do things by rules and they have recognized the rules are important. so i certainly don't have anything against mining. i know it...
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the economy is based there. if our end goal is to simply better manage the disaster that is the federal government, you can count me out. i'm not signing up for that. i mean, honestly, who do you hear wants to sign up to slow -- to help manage the slow decline of the united states of america? i sure don't. that's what we have democrats for. [applause] >> the democratic party promises to be the party of more, but they're actually the party of less. they're the party of economic contraction. austerity and less for the american economy. the only thing they offer more of is government. the republican party must become the party of more, the party that creates growth. the party that creates more in the real economy. as margaret thatcher famously on served, first you must win the argument, then you can win the election. [applause] >> and by the way, it's time for all of us to remember that we're not in this just to win elections. we are in this to make america the greatest she can be. [applause] >> to make america the
the economy is based there. if our end goal is to simply better manage the disaster that is the federal government, you can count me out. i'm not signing up for that. i mean, honestly, who do you hear wants to sign up to slow -- to help manage the slow decline of the united states of america? i sure don't. that's what we have democrats for. [applause] >> the democratic party promises to be the party of more, but they're actually the party of less. they're the party of economic...
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and development to which we all aspire to and those rising economies abroad translate into expanding markets for american exports and increased production for american farms. because this issue is so fundamental to the well being of the world, i'd like to spend my remaining time talking about what it would take to achieve these development advances and share the benefits. so here's how i do the challenges and opportunities of global development today. recently, i came across a chart that i think brilliantly illustrates the global imperative to promote agriculture development in difficulties we face. it consists of two side-by-side pie charts which is appropriate because the graphic is about food. one pie chart shows the distribution of arable land around the world. and the other shows the distribution of the world's population. many of the corresponding high wages are wildly disproportionate. east asia and pacific for instance, contain 14% of the world's arable land them but must support 31% of the globe's population. for oecd country, that ratio is actually reversed. the ratios are
and development to which we all aspire to and those rising economies abroad translate into expanding markets for american exports and increased production for american farms. because this issue is so fundamental to the well being of the world, i'd like to spend my remaining time talking about what it would take to achieve these development advances and share the benefits. so here's how i do the challenges and opportunities of global development today. recently, i came across a chart that i...
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money out of the economy. it's got to be about the time private money is coming back in. it's the big dollar item. if we do that, we can get back to very sensible levels of debt quickly. you are right to be concerned and i appreciate that you raise that. i promise not to give such long answers in the future. that's a really interesting question. i've stunned everybody with that, haven't i.? sorry about that. yes, sir. [inaudible] >> i think it's great, but i want to ask, do you support elizabeth warren universal health care or some it might not? if not, why so? >> i think it would be a good idea. i think it would be a lot more efficient and i think it would be a lot fair. practically, how do you get there? that is a bit of a problem. i actually wrote, along with sherrod brown, the senator from ohio, two of us wrote in the affordable care act will be called the public option. so people didn't want to have a public brokering, they didn't have to. but there was a public option available. we couldn't get the votes
money out of the economy. it's got to be about the time private money is coming back in. it's the big dollar item. if we do that, we can get back to very sensible levels of debt quickly. you are right to be concerned and i appreciate that you raise that. i promise not to give such long answers in the future. that's a really interesting question. i've stunned everybody with that, haven't i.? sorry about that. yes, sir. [inaudible] >> i think it's great, but i want to ask, do you support...
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economy. so, this is one of the greatest conceptions about american business that american businesses inherently capitalistic and free-market oriented. if the government is a big grab bag of cash they will go after that -- because their motive is profit margin for their stockholders. businesses can be on the wrong side of this, too created this is one of the point at which the tea party and occupied was supposed to point out that crony capitalism was bad instead they marched on wall street that make no sense. go march on the folks that are elected. >> host: from the first book speech .-full-stop quote most christians and jews feel there is no implicit conflict between science and religion. science and religion bolster one another. the more we learn about the world in which we live, it becomes clear that there must be a divine plan are. professors don't think so. science and religion are at odds with one another. >> guest: that is the essential point of a lot of folks on the secular left. that
economy. so, this is one of the greatest conceptions about american business that american businesses inherently capitalistic and free-market oriented. if the government is a big grab bag of cash they will go after that -- because their motive is profit margin for their stockholders. businesses can be on the wrong side of this, too created this is one of the point at which the tea party and occupied was supposed to point out that crony capitalism was bad instead they marched on wall street that...
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economy. mexico does not have -- is not part of the, you know, political arrangement so to speak with the united states. remittances in mexico are a very important feature of the country. that's what i wanted to say. i wanted to challenge a little bit the conventional wisdom of which i associate with the secular middle class in turkey, with whom i share many, many sympathies, ect., and i'm a big believer in the european union and in the need to move in that direction, and i wanted to bring out the costs, which is significant costs. and talk about this in different con techs, thank you. pltz >> thank you. [applause] >> we're having a technical problem. we're not havingny microphones here. all right, okay. i'll bring the discussion to the floor. uri clearly set it as the scene goes, the notion of questioning the customs union and replacing it with a free trade agreement. however, it is an issue that has been coming up in turkey and has been discussed, don'ts, -- debated, maybe not as extensive a
economy. mexico does not have -- is not part of the, you know, political arrangement so to speak with the united states. remittances in mexico are a very important feature of the country. that's what i wanted to say. i wanted to challenge a little bit the conventional wisdom of which i associate with the secular middle class in turkey, with whom i share many, many sympathies, ect., and i'm a big believer in the european union and in the need to move in that direction, and i wanted to bring out...
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what can be done about that in this economy? we have technology. >> i can see talking about it in a more positive light. it is probably one of the number one or number two issues of individuals throughout the region. but i think again here, despite the phenomenal challenges that some face, i am bullish as to how they can mobilize society and public opinion. we work hand-in-hand that could be sent to police so that you could do it in a fashion, therefore your appetite saying that things could be going wrong next door, it was creating a confidence using technology. and i think i can see the ambassador to united states is saying that what happened five or six years ago but says no to the groups, saying no to the armed insurgencies. it was a very powerful and organizing tool. there are two case studies. san diego, one of, and el paso. one of the reasons why el paso is in a much tighter spot is because civil society stay put and they became hand-in-hand with the private sector and they stayed and they stayed put and they started crea
what can be done about that in this economy? we have technology. >> i can see talking about it in a more positive light. it is probably one of the number one or number two issues of individuals throughout the region. but i think again here, despite the phenomenal challenges that some face, i am bullish as to how they can mobilize society and public opinion. we work hand-in-hand that could be sent to police so that you could do it in a fashion, therefore your appetite saying that things...
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economy. he really didn't know what he was doing as a general matter, but he was a good family man, a good guy, someone who you want to go out to a with. he would say president obama is a good man. if you look at the campaign against that romney however, including people in the obama campaign, mitt romney put dogs on top of his car, had binders full of women and wanted to pitch while back in that romney specifically fired employees and diverse leaders there widespread die of cancer because they didn't have health insurance. he stashed off money while singing because their version america beautiful. the poll showed those. most americans agree with that romney on a lot of issues. there's one issue on which they disagree. when it came to the exit point was that which can be deeply cares more about people like you, 8020. that would include probably a plurality of republicans. barack obama cared more about people like them. that's because if you spend years castigating somebody has the worst thing
economy. he really didn't know what he was doing as a general matter, but he was a good family man, a good guy, someone who you want to go out to a with. he would say president obama is a good man. if you look at the campaign against that romney however, including people in the obama campaign, mitt romney put dogs on top of his car, had binders full of women and wanted to pitch while back in that romney specifically fired employees and diverse leaders there widespread die of cancer because they...
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issues are diverse because in many ways the fcc oversees the digital economy, the information economy which by some measures accounts for as much as one-sixth of the economy itself. i think there are a few things we have going on of particular interest though. one of those is wireless communications. and you can look around at the proliferation of phones, and that's probably no surprise be that it's an area of real interest. but with you also have to consider some of the numbers. we now have more wireless phones in this country than we have people. one in three american adults now has a tablet computer. all of those devices are using more of our airwaves than ever before, and we're just getting started because worldwide mobile data demand is going to grow 13 times in the next five years. so the fcc has a lot on its plate when it comes to our airwaves and how we use them. we have some traditional auctions on deck to put more of our airwaves in the hands of carriers who can make it available for mobile broadband, and we also have some new and innovative auctions called sniff auctions, p
issues are diverse because in many ways the fcc oversees the digital economy, the information economy which by some measures accounts for as much as one-sixth of the economy itself. i think there are a few things we have going on of particular interest though. one of those is wireless communications. and you can look around at the proliferation of phones, and that's probably no surprise be that it's an area of real interest. but with you also have to consider some of the numbers. we now have...
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and the health of our economy requires it, so now is the time to get serious about spending. and in the past few weeks -- if the past few weeks have taught us anything at all, that means the president needs to show up early this time. the american people will not tolerate the kind of last-minute crisis that we've seen again and again over the last four years as a result of this president's chronic inactivity and refusal to lead on the pressing issues of our time. we don't need speeches. we need action, and we need it now. and we need courage, because the only way we're going to address the spending that's at the root of our nation's fiscal problems is if the president is willing to bring the members of his party to the table and get them to rise above the partisan voices on the left who treat every single penny of government spending as sacred. hopefully, that kind of cooperation will be forthcoming, but if not, we'll have several opportunities in the coming months to force the conversation that washington needs to have. the first such opportunity, as i've said, surrounds the
and the health of our economy requires it, so now is the time to get serious about spending. and in the past few weeks -- if the past few weeks have taught us anything at all, that means the president needs to show up early this time. the american people will not tolerate the kind of last-minute crisis that we've seen again and again over the last four years as a result of this president's chronic inactivity and refusal to lead on the pressing issues of our time. we don't need speeches. we need...
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and you don't think that's looming over our economy? i just left a meeting right now with an owner of a chain of restaurants. they're worried about -- they don't know what to make of it yet. if you ask what's it going to look like next year, they don't know. we're in july already, folks. and we're going to implement this? we're going to force this on our economy? you don't think that's a disaster. you don't think in the real world, not in washington, not in the think tanks, you don't think in the real world, small and mid-sized businesses and individuals are holding back on moves? you don't think someone will say i will take my life savings and open up a business because it's my life's dream? you don't think that uncertainty is happening? it is. obamacare is keeping that from happening. that's the disaster. why would we fund a disaster? why would we pay for something out of the american taxpayers' wallet that we know isn't going to work? so when they talk about shutting down the government, it's going to be a disaster, obamacare threate
and you don't think that's looming over our economy? i just left a meeting right now with an owner of a chain of restaurants. they're worried about -- they don't know what to make of it yet. if you ask what's it going to look like next year, they don't know. we're in july already, folks. and we're going to implement this? we're going to force this on our economy? you don't think that's a disaster. you don't think in the real world, not in washington, not in the think tanks, you don't think in...
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but the american economy suffers from that kind of situation. so those are some of the handicaps and some of the things that contribute to the culture that, i think, is not receptive right now to innovation and those sorts of things, and i'm sure i'll get to talk about that later and turn it on over to you. >> okay. bobby, you have developed shopping mauls across the country including the city creek center in salt lake city. what has been your experience with government? >> complicated. phil talks about the culture of government really is, i mean, if it's not broken, it's certainly misguided. you know, for a company to be successful, you absolutely have to have a strong culture. and i think we've sort of argued at times what the purpose of government is. and it's really trying to sort of understand what that purpose is that the constituents are always pulling themselves apart at. because the agenda moves so much as you talk through a process. i mean, you mentioned dodd-frank. you mentioned sarbanes-oxley. or sarbanes-oxley which is, you know, do
but the american economy suffers from that kind of situation. so those are some of the handicaps and some of the things that contribute to the culture that, i think, is not receptive right now to innovation and those sorts of things, and i'm sure i'll get to talk about that later and turn it on over to you. >> okay. bobby, you have developed shopping mauls across the country including the city creek center in salt lake city. what has been your experience with government? >>...
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we're a knowledge many economy. if you're a college graduate, you've got a better chance of entering that knowledge economy and making more of an income. and on top of that, you know, basically he was on vacation last week, now he's getting back to the real grind, and we're heading into september where we're going to be looking at a lot of budget fights. the fiscal year ends september 30 beth, and also the temporary spending bill that's currently funding the government also ends on september 30th. if the president and congress can't agree, the government's going to shut down. so i think while he's talking about education, you'll also hear the president make his pitch for how we should handle the arguments going forward. >> host: so these proposals he's laid out, how much is that going to be dependent on working with congress to get legislation done, and what are the can'tations? >> guest: well, a significant factor. leading into these i thought he was going to talk about a lot of executive orders, but a lot of what
we're a knowledge many economy. if you're a college graduate, you've got a better chance of entering that knowledge economy and making more of an income. and on top of that, you know, basically he was on vacation last week, now he's getting back to the real grind, and we're heading into september where we're going to be looking at a lot of budget fights. the fiscal year ends september 30 beth, and also the temporary spending bill that's currently funding the government also ends on september...
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one is simply the political question of the economy appeared with the economy just good enough to allow president obama to win reelection or was it just bad enough to make it almost impossible for him to win the election? economy obviously was not good at 2011 and 2012. the soldier then at "the new york times" wrote an article with the famous headline a year before the election called his obama toast? in which he talked about the various economic paths the country might take in prospects or a promise reelection. political scientists monocles delivered whether obama was guaranteed election or defeat as a result of the economy. in the end, what we saw was the president was able to turn the cam pain from a referendum on people's attitudes about the economy at that moment, how they felt about their own lives and how they felt about his stewardship of the economy and turn the election debate into a choice of which of the two candidates individual voters that would do a better job for them in the future. which of these candidates understood your life that are then the other? it was an importa
one is simply the political question of the economy appeared with the economy just good enough to allow president obama to win reelection or was it just bad enough to make it almost impossible for him to win the election? economy obviously was not good at 2011 and 2012. the soldier then at "the new york times" wrote an article with the famous headline a year before the election called his obama toast? in which he talked about the various economic paths the country might take in...
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have -- even as economies have recovered, the pc has peaked. when i say it's peaked, i don't mean it's done, i don't mean people are going to throw their pc away, i don't mean that tablets and smartphones, for instance, can replace everything a laptop can do. but what's happening is that there are enough daily scenarios for which people used to grab their laptop that are more conveniently done now on a tablet. >> "the wall street journal"'s walt mossberg looks at the future of personal technology in the first of a two-part interview tonight on "the communicators" at 8 eastern on c-span2. >> oklahoma senator tom coburn recently said that president obama has come, quote, perilously close to impeachable offenses. he made these remarks at a recent town hall meeting in muskogee, oklahoma, where he heard questions from his constituents on a range of issues. among them, the federal health care law, privacy concerns, government accountability and second amendment gun rights. this town hall runs about an hour and ten minutes. [inaudible conversations] >
have -- even as economies have recovered, the pc has peaked. when i say it's peaked, i don't mean it's done, i don't mean people are going to throw their pc away, i don't mean that tablets and smartphones, for instance, can replace everything a laptop can do. but what's happening is that there are enough daily scenarios for which people used to grab their laptop that are more conveniently done now on a tablet. >> "the wall street journal"'s walt mossberg looks at the future of...
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where we're located in our economy fits a starkly. we will fit it toward a greater investment in human infrastructure in the state, water, school, community colleges, colleges, and i would also like to see, if this could be any more of an individual project and state government project. where we are now in come, the present tense is fine. where we are really struggling is on loss type indicators. we have people lord well right now but you are not building the kind of cushion that would prevent them from destruction. happens to all of us eventually. i would like to a see that kind of issue, lost savings, access to credit, so forth. >> folks, we're going to have to stop here. these two folks will be at the tent. want to thank them both and thank you for your questions. [applause] [inaudible conversations] as we mark our anniversary we take a look back at authors have prevented at this festival on the past. >> there was an underlying tension between the president and lbj. johnson wanted to travel with him on air force one. he did not lik
where we're located in our economy fits a starkly. we will fit it toward a greater investment in human infrastructure in the state, water, school, community colleges, colleges, and i would also like to see, if this could be any more of an individual project and state government project. where we are now in come, the present tense is fine. where we are really struggling is on loss type indicators. we have people lord well right now but you are not building the kind of cushion that would prevent...